War and Conflict

Laquint Cherry Arrested for Tweet Saying He Planted IEDs in Jodi Arias Courtroom

An 18-year-old man was arrested by Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies after tweeting that he planted improvised explosive devices in Jodi Arias' courtroom.Laquint Cherry, whose Twitter account indicates a severe lack of common sense, was ratted out by local TV news station ABC 15, the station ... More >>

The Company You Keep: Redford and Gang Face the '60s -- in Their 70s

Anti-Flag Peforms Anti-War Punk in the Obama/Drone/Wikileaks Era

Punk bands have a tendency of burning out long before fading away. Pittsburgh's Anti-Flag has proven an exception to the rule; the band has been writing politically-charged punk and touring relentlessly for the better part of 20 years. "I really love the old records," says vocalist/guitarist Just ... More >>

The Gatekeepers: Shin Bet Vets Ponder the Israeli State They've Protected

When John McClane Lost His Family, the Movies Lost Much of John McClane

Andrew Jackson Jihad Song Closes Out New This American Life Episode

After the first Presidential debate this last Wednesday, much ado was made about Mitt Romney's gleeful pledge to stuff and baste Big Bird by cutting federal funding to PBS and other pinko commie media outlets. Phoenix folk-punk heroes Andrew Jackson Jihad are clearly fans of the monstrous alphabet ... More >>

Trent Franks: Trying to Stop "Greatest Genocide in World History" or Just Obsessed With Abortion?

Forget everything you learned about the Holocaust, kids, because Congressman Trent Franks is contemplating whether abortion is actually the "greatest genocide in world history."There's a reason we have a category of stories called "Trent Franks (Sigh)" and it's for stuff like this -- or when he said ... More >>

Flashlight Bomber Possibly Responsible for Third Device, Donated to Phoenix Salvation Army

The dolt dropping off improvised explosive devices around Glendale in the form of flashlights may have delivered his third yesterday -- this time in Phoenix.Someone dropped a flashlight in the donations at a Salvation Army in Phoenix yesterday, and when an employee clicked it on, it blew up.Phoenix ... More >>

Why Authorities Could've Prevented J.T. Ready's Murder Spree

Jan Brewer Vetoes Bill That Would Have Forced Feds to Warn Joe Arpaio (and Other Sheriffs) When They're Doing Their Jobs

It looks like Governor Jan Brewer's only taking her battle against the federal government so far.Brewer vetoed House Bill 2434 yesterday, which would have required federal law-enforcement officers to notify county sheriffs "before taking any official law enforcement action."If that federal officer f ... More >>

Are You "Outrage[d]" About Kids Without Parents Found in a Van by Sheriff's Deputies?

If you follow the advice of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (heh), you're supposed to be outraged right now.According to the sheriff's office, deputies pulled over a couple vehicles full o' illegal immigrants Tuesday night and found two kiddos in there -- a brother and sister, ages 5 and 6.The ... More >>

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Steve Gallardo Drops Repeal SB 1070 Bill, Nativists Counter-Rally

Down at the state Capitol today, it was like a little bit of 2010, all over again.Grizzled nativists toting "I love SB 1070 signs," with pistols on their hips. Pro-immigration activists in droves denouncing the two-year old breathing-while-brown statute. And Arizona Department of Public Safety offic ... More >>

Karina Longworth Looks Ahead to the Most Anticipated Films of 2012

Nine Films to Anticipate in 2012

Andrew Jackson Jihad and Welcome 2 My Pudding Over the Weekend

Melissa Fossum​Andrew Jackson Jihad at Crescent Ballroom Some guy spat on my face, I have random bruises all over my legs, and even though I only drank water, I reek of beer. The crowd booed and yelled "fuck you" to Andrew Jackson Jihad...looks like Andrew Jerkson Jerkwad needs to go back ... More >>

Andrew Jackson Jihad Announce Knife Man

​Everyone's favorite sardonic folk duo, Andrew Jackson Jihad, have announced details regarding their new album, Knife Man, due out on Asian Man Records on September 20.I spoke with bassist Ben Gallaty about the new record."Sean [Bonnette, singer/guitarist] gave me a CD of 13 demos in December. The ... More >>

Arizona Republic: Osama bin Laden "Unharmed" When Shot in Face by U.S. Special Forces. Oops

​As a certain editor at the Arizona Republic knows, we often let many of the paper's small screw-ups slide. Rather than call the Repub out for a minor typo in a headline, we'll send a friendly e-mail alerting him to the problem. We're not gonna do that today -- today's "oops" moment from Arizona's ... More >>

Osama bin Laden Live Tweeting From Hell (Sorta) -- Which Could be Funny, But it's Not

Badop-ching!​As the U.S. government weighs whether to release photos of Osama bin Laden's bullet-riddled corpse to appease the conspiracy theorists who are doubting his death is legit, the now-former public enemy number one is having a great time in hell -- at least that's what an uber-lame Twitte ... More >>

Osama bin Laden Dead: Debbie Schlussel Calls for Killing 1.8 Billion Muslims; Let the Crackpot Raving Begin!

Who do the wingnuts hate more, Osama or Obama? That's easy, Obama!In the wake of President Barack Obama's announcement that terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden has been killed by American forces during a firefight in Pakistan, I have a few predictions.The first is a given: traitorous right-wing nut ... More >>

Ran Over

Andrew Jackson Jihad, Best Coast, and More in This Week's Issue

Stephanie CarricoAndrew Jackson Jihad has some interesting thoughts on the differences and coexistence of Central and Downtown Phoenix.​Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty of local duo Andrew Jackson Jihad have some interesting thoughts on the differences between the areas within Phoenix. The city may b ... More >>

Karl Rove, "War Criminal," Feted by Phoenix's Business Elite

Where does America go from here, Karl? Hey, maybe we could invade some Middle-Eastern country unnecessarily and kill a bunch of people. Oh, snap, we already did that.The first thing that sprang to mind when I got the above flier in my e-mail in-box announcing that "Bush's Brain" Karl Rove will be sp ... More >>

The Tillman Story Sets the Record Straight

Sixth Sense

Downtown’s best indie venue celebrates anniversary

LifeLock Adds Tom Ridge, Former Homeland Security Boss, to Board of Directors

Image: www.harvard.eduTom Ridge, former Homeland Security chief, joins LifeLock's board of directors.​Tempe-based LifeLock, Inc. has put former U.S. Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge on its board of directors as it tries to recover from a $12 million punishment from the Federal Trade Commission.R ... More >>

The Pogues

Leftoverture

Fundraiser features live music, gently used cuisine

Napolitano Giving Speech on Homeland Security Issues Next Week

  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to give a major public speech about terrorism and other security issues next week in New York City, a tipster told Foreign Policy magazine. According to an article on the magazine's Web site, Napolitano give the speech at the corporation-ri ... More >>

Joe Crummey, KTAR's L.A. Wing-Nut, and What the MCSO and Al-Qaeda Have in Common

www.ktar.com KTAR's Joe Crummey (in what must be a very old photo), still phoning it in after all these years... Is there a lip-flapper at the Mormon Church-owned, right-wing talk radio station KTAR 92.3 FM that doesn't have his lips surgically connected to Joe Arpaio's flaccid penis? Excludi ... More >>

Hot Links: Scottsdale's Used Motor Mile; Sick Puppies Thrown in Trash; California Facing Debt Meltdown

Scottsdale's Motor Mile ain't what it used to be: They're ripping up old new car dealerships and putting in new old car dealerships. How'd you like to go the rest of the life with the label, "Puppy Abuser?" That could be the case for a Maricopa County court employee accused of throwing sick puppies ... More >>

Grand Drama

Life is a Brechtian punk cabaret, old chum

Sundance 2008 leaves just a handful of buzz-worthy movies in its wake

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, August 30, 2007

Why David Ray Griffin is full of merde, Part I.

The American Devolution

A study in Marine biology at eye lounge

The Algiers Connection

Sofaine Laimeche's long friendship with a 9/11 suspect has put his future in America in doubt

Peacenik Alert

Sympathy for the Devil

Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs

War & Peacenik

Ever heard of a West Point graduate seeking a conscientious objector discharge? Meet Major Ann Marie Tate

An Albatross

Loud, with scattered nudity and unconsciousness

Dirty Dozen

An evening of feel-bad music

Letters

Letters from the week of April 7, 2005

Paper Heart

Look, and you will see

Dog Day Afternoon

Sheriff Joe's goons launched an assault to make a misdemeanor arrest. The Raid left a burned house, a terrified neighborhood and a dead dog

Paris

Sonic Jihad (Guerrilla Funk/Groove Attack)

Poncho Sánchez

Latin Spirit soars into Valley

Crushing a Contrarian

The 'patriotic' squelching of Bill Maher is a scary sign of an emerging groupthink

Is John McCain a War Hero?

The senator's five years as a prisoner of war have been widely viewed as heroic. But as he prepares a White House bid, a small group of detractors is determined to expose him as a wartime traitor

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